California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill passed by the Democrat-controlled state legislature to expand so-called “safe” drug use sites.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Monday passed by the Democrat-controlled state legislature to expand so-called “safe” drug use sites in major cities across the state.earlier this month: “Democrats in the California State Legislature passed a bill Tuesday to allow the expansion of “safe” drug use sites in major cities, despite the well-publicized failure of one such site in San Francisco’s notorious Tenderloin district in recent months.
“The unlimited number of safe injection sites that this bill would authorize – facilities which could exist well into the later part of this decade – could induce a world of unintended consequences.” Newsom added that he remained “open to this discussion” once officials came back to the legislature with more “comprehensive” plans for safe drug use sites.on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET . He is the author of the recent e-book,
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